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  • Smulders Set to Send Off Last TPs for Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm

    1 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has completed the fabrication of transition pieces (TPs) for the Taiwanese Yunlin offshore wind project. The company loaded out the last two of the total 40 TPs on 31 August, thus marking the final step in its part of the project. Currently, the final batch of nine transition pieces is standing ready at the […]

  • Doosan Scraps GBP 170 Million Business Plan for Scotland

    20 April 2012

    Doosan Power Systems, a leading provider of cleaner, greener technology, products and services for power generation, has scrapped plans to locate its renewables R&D base – and potentially offshore wind turbine manufacturing – in Scotland, creating hundreds of new jobs with investments worth up to £170 million. The company has noted “overall economic conditions and […]

  • Second Beatrice OTM Topside Falling Into Place

    8 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The topside of the second Siemens Offshore Transformer Module (OTM2) is currently being installed on the Beatrice wind farm off Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) said in the latest Notice of Operations.

  • Despite Good Figures, Report Shows Industry Slow-Down

    28 January 2014

    418 offshore turbines were erected in 2013 in Europe, making a record 1,567 Megawatts of new capacity. Comparing to the installed capacity in 2012, this is one-third more. This makes a new total of 6,562 MW of offshore wind power – enough to provide 0.7% of the EU’s electricity. However a closer look at what […]

  • Oleg Strashnov Gets Back to Beatrice After Merkur OSS Gig

    15 January 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Oleg Strashnov has returned to the Beatrice project after having installed the substation topside at the Merkur offshore wind farm site in German part of the North Sea.

  • Siemens’ Green Port Hull Gets Project Director

    12 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Siemens has appointed Finbarr Dowling as Project Director for the new wind turbine manufacturing facilities at Green Port Hull and Paull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, effective from 1st July 2014.  Mr. Dowling joined Siemens in 1989 and worked in the Metering Manufacturing business based in London. His career within Siemens includes working within some […]

  • Albatros Lands On Siemens Gamesa’s Desk

    1 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Following the 497-megawatt (MW) order for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm, EnBW has also awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy with the installation of the neighboring 112MW EnBW Albatros.

  • Wood Thilsted Wins Outer Dowsing Foundation Design Contract in UK

    21 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Wood Thilsted has been appointed as the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) wind turbine foundation designer for the 1.5 GW Outer Dowsing offshore wind farm in the UK. Wood Thilsted has completed the first phase of work and will now carry out the second phase of the FEED work. The contracted scope includes the […]

  • Vestas to Consolidate Its APAC Businesses as Next Step in Offshore Expansion

    18 October 2021
    Business & Finance

    Vestas will consolidate its two business regions in Asia, China (CHI) and Asia Pacific (ASP), into a single Asia Pacific (APAC) business region. The company said that creating one business region for Greater Asia was the next step in its organisational alignment and offshore expansion. According to the wind turbine manufacturer, the consolidation is aimed […]

  • Sif and Smulders to Produce Siemens’ Foundations for EnBW Hohe See

    22 February 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea, DEME Group’s subsidiary appointed by Siemens to supply and install foundations for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm, has awarded Sif the production of all 71 monopiles and, in joint venture with Smulders, all the transition pieces for the project.

  • UK Investor Takes Stake in Hornsea Two Transmission Assets

    28 September 2023
    Business & Finance

    London-based international investor and manager, John Laing Group, has acquired a stake in the transmission assets for the 1.3 GW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK, as part of a portfolio acquisition from HICL Infrastructure. John Laing Group has agreed to acquire HICL Infrastructure’s entire equity interest in four UK public-private partnership projects, […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Exports First Power

    21 September 2012
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first CO2-free power is now being fed into the Danish power grid from Anholt offshore wind farm.  The first turbine in the farm was installed on Monday 3 September and today, just under three weeks later, the first turbine has exported power into the Danish power grid. On its completion next year, the farm, […]

  • Offshore Wind Observation Platform Opens in Bremerhaven, Germany

    13 September 2013

    Bremen’s Economic and Harbor Senator Martin Günthner and Mayor of Bremerhaven Melf Grantz today (13th September) opened the new “Offshore Wind Observation Platform” at BLG’s offshore terminal on ABC peninsula in Bremerhaven. When the planned offshore terminal in Bremerhaven (OTB) is finished, the observation platform will move to a new location. Information boards and a […]

  • Sif Assembles First Monopiles in Rotterdam

    20 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Sif Holding, a Dutch-based manufacturer of large steel tubulars for offshore wind turbine foundations, has completed the first monopiles in the new assembly facility at Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam. The first monopiles that will leave the assembly facility at Maasvlakte II are being built for the Galloper offshore wind project off the east coast of the UK. On 4 […]

  • Korean Cable Maker Wins Yunlin Contract

    7 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The South Korean LS Cable & System has won a contract to manufacture submarine power cables for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • The Netherlands: Groningen Seaports to Further Develop Beatrixhaven for Offshore Wind

    19 July 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Groningen Seaports plans to construct the west side quay of the Beatrixhaven, which will be used for purposes of the offshore wind industry. The offshore terminal, which is also referred to as Beatrixhaven Quay, Stage 5, will be used for storage of construction elements of wind turbines and a loading dock for goods. The quay […]

  • RWE Books Jan De Nul’s Next-Gen Offshore Wind Installation Vessels Long Term

    12 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with RWE for the long-term chartering of two next-generation installation vessels for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction. The charters are supported by a Service Agreement through which Jan De Nul will provide both in-house and market solutions and services, to support and perform installation campaigns […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    31 August 2015

    Nordergründe The 111MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm reached financial closure. The project developer WPD announced that it has secured funding for the next €410m phase of the wind farm. The funding includes loans from KfW IPEX-Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) and equity from WPD. Nordergründe will have 18 Senvion turbines installed 16km off the German coast in the Weser Estatuary, in water depths varying from […]

  • OWIB gathers the offshore wind industry (Denmark)

    20 September 2010

    The world’s largest networking event for the international offshore wind industry takes place on November 17 in Denmark. This November international businesses in design, production, setting-up and operation of offshore wind turbines gather at the OWIB – the Offshore Wind International Business2Business Event – to discuss opportunities for collaboration on future offshore wind projects. OWIB […]

  • Xodus Group to Carry Out EIA for Statoil’s Potential Floating Wind Farm (Norway)

    18 May 2011
    R&D

      Aberdeen headquartered energy consultancy Xodus Group today announced that it will plan and carry out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Statoil for a potential pilot park for the world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine. Xodus made the announcement at the All Energy conference in Aberdeen and First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed the news. […]

  • Prysmian Wraps Up Sofia Export Cable Work

    14 April 2025
    Cables, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Prysmian has completed the installation and HV testing of the export subsea cables that connect the Sofia offshore wind farm to the UK mainland. The 1.4 GW offshore wind farm comprises more than 440 kilometres of ±320 kV offshore export cables with XLPE insulation, manufactured in Prysmian’s Pikkala plant in Finland, and 15 kilometres of […]

  • NHC Northern Helicopter to the Rescue at Four German OWFs

    19 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    NHC Northern Helicopter will be on call for offshore rescue operations at the Veja Mate, Nordergründe, Butendiek and BARD Offshore 1 offshore wind farms in the German sector of the North Sea. The helicopter service provider will be in charge of air rescue for a total of 245 offshore wind turbines and coordination via the […]

  • Eolus Files Revised Application for 1 GW Wind Project Offshore Sweden

    28 February 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Sweden-based Eolus has submitted a permit application to build the 1 GW Blekinge offshore wind farm in southern Sweden. The application for an environmental permit has been submitted to the Land and Environment Court in Växjö, according to the developer. An application was sent to the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise to conduct investigations on […]

  • Vestas: ‘We Returned to Profitability’

    7 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has posted a revenue of EUR 15.4 billion and an increase in profit by 105 per cent for 2023 compared to the previous year, and says the company saw a record order intake of 18.4 GW last year “driven by strong growth in both Offshore and Onshore, especially in the USA.“ The Danish wind […]

  • New Marine Research Project to Tackle Underwater Noise from Floating Offshore Wind Farms

    31 May 2024
    Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development

    A new collaborative marine research initiative has started, focusing on identifying innovative designs and best practices for monitoring and mitigating underwater noise associated with floating offshore wind farms. Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE) will work alongside project partners Equinor, JASCO Applied Sciences, Scottish Association for Marine Science […]

  • UK: GEV Offshore Signs Sheringham Shoal Contract

    18 December 2012

    Scira Offshore Energy has awarded a new contract for the provision of a range of support services for its £1bn Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of North Norfolk, to a local energy services company GEV Offshore Limited. From its base in Great Yarmouth, GEV Offshore will provide rope access led fabric maintenance […]